Throughout the 30 Day Happiness Challenge, I managed to meditate at least a little bit every day. Some days it felt like I was just checking off a box. Other days, it really helped me stay focused or make it through the day with an even keel. During the labor and delivery of the twins, […]

I’ve been trying to decide between some different options for a new 30 Day Challenge, and I was hoping to have something decided and announced this week. But I have had to balance the reality that twins are coming, and not all of my ideas would necessarily fit with that reality. I was close to […]

For the last few weeks we’ve been dealing with a number of headaches with Melanie’s pregnancy, mostly concerning doctors. This has culminated in the last week or so with getting all the paperwork and forms straightened out so she can transfer her care. She has mentioned several times that the process is frustrating because they […]

I replaced the screen protector on my phone the other day. I did it mostly on a whim, but I was shocked by what a difference it made. I knew the old one was dirty, a bit oily, a bit worn with a few scratches. But I didn’t realize how bad it was. I had acclimated, […]

Apparently, some people think faxes are magic. That’s the only reason I can come up with for their charging so much for them. One place wanted $1.29 per page and another wanted $.99. I could understand if the process involved some kind of sorcery or maybe a spell that required some rare type of blood […]

At some point in my childhood, I realized I had amazing night vision. I could move about the house in stealth, avoiding furniture, making my way from room to room without disturbing a thing, without disturbing a person. Then my parents rearranged the furniture. I stubbed my toes and tripped over chairs, running into every […]

The other day while walking at work, I came across the bird in this picture and thought it was the most out of place thing I had seen in a while. (I know, I wish I had gotten a better shot too.) It struck me as almost surreal, an elegant, colorful, spindly, waterfowl in a […]

Among the many different outlooks on life is the dichotomy of scarcity and abundance. To grossly oversimplify: scarcity sees the world as a place of lack, of competition, of limited resources, where frugality is the way to succeed and the object is to increase the size of your pie slice; abundance sees the world as […]

There are, of course, all kinds of writers. Those who entertain with witty dialogue or keep us paralyzed with suspense, our nose down and knuckles yellowing as we grip the cover just a bit too intensely. There are writers who make us laugh with jokes and those who make us laugh because the world they […]

It’s pretty easy for me to get stuck in my own bubble. I don’t watch the news much anymore, and I try not to worry about current events. For the most part, I’m okay with that because there is always bad happening, and I usually can’t do much of anything about it. But I thought I […]